University of Texas at Tyler

A Fort Lauderdale investigation found evidence a city official steered a bridge engineering contract to a former business partner's company, which then billed the city for drawings it submitted that were mostly the work of city staff from a previous project.

Former Assistant City Engineer Pedram Zohrevand and former Public Works Director Hardeep Anand each had a relationship with Engin-Ovation's officers that they did not disclose, investigators said.

The city closed the investigation in December and classified the report as "inconclusive" because Zohrevand and Anand were never interviewed to present their side about the allegations of unethical conduct. Both...

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A Fort Lauderdale investigation found evidence a city official steered a bridge engineering contract to a former business partner's company, which then billed the city for drawings it submitted that were mostly the work of city staff from a previous...